Check This Out: Join a Seed Library

Ten years ago, a New York State librarian had the nifty idea of adding seed packets to his branch's offerings—a project that's blossomed into the Hudson Valley Seed Library (members borrow organic, heirloom seeds and return them after harvest-ing). Since then, the trend's taken root. Find a state-by-state list of more than 150 like-minded programs at richmondgrowsseeds.org.